Shuttles, permits, visitor centers are part of latest High Peaks crowds talks
More information comes out on what the state and stakeholders are thinking for crowd management in the High Peaks.
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DEC leaves public in the dark on High Peaks meetings
The High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group has met eight times since June, but DEC has not posted meeting summaries.
The price of driving on state land
The highest potential fine that could be levied against the driver who illegally took his Jeep Cherokee into Marcy Dam -- via a truck road over Forest Preserve -- is $750.
Hemlock woolly adelgid found on nearly 250 acres along Lake George
The invasive hemlock woolly adelgid is threatening one of the most common trees on the shoreline of Lake George.
Adirondack Mountain Reserve easements address closing trails
Owners of the Adirondack Mountain Reserve say easements allow them to close trails and limit use. The state has declined to respond.
Ausable Club president: More hiking limits coming to Adirondack Mountain Reserve
"We’ve reached a point where at least in the AMR’s case, we are seriously degrading the resource,” said Ausable Club President Roland Morris.
State comptroller: DEC must improve invasive species control
The state comptroller is calling on the Department of Environmental Conservation do more to combat the spread of invasive species.
A Hamilton County mountaintop in dispute
Despite some pushback, Hamilton County continues to pursue a constitutional amendment for an emergency communications tower on Cathead Mountain.
DEC Region 5 has a new acting director
Joseph Zalewski is the new acting director of the state Department of Environmental Conservation's Region 5.
Petronis named DEC deputy commissioner of natural resources
Katie Petronis, formerly of the Open Space Institute, has been tapped for a top level position at the state Department of Environmental Conservation.